H. Res. 677 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

July 23, 2014. 

Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, 

declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 

House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill 

(H.R. 3136) to establish a demonstration program for competency-based education. The first reading of the bill shall be 

dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of 

the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to the 

bill and amendments specified in this section and shall not 

exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair 

and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. After general debate the bill shall 

be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In 

lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider 

as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 

five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
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consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113–52. That 

amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered 

as read. All points of order against that amendment in the 

nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment to that 

amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in part A of the report of the Committee 

on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, 

may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, 

shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time 

specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 

proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of 

the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. 

All points of order against such amendments are waived. At 

the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 

Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 

such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member 

may demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment 

adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the 

amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order as 

original text. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 

without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 

with or without instructions. 
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SEC. 2. At any time after adoption of this resolution the 

Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare 

the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House 

on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 

4984) to amend the loan counseling requirements under the 

Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. The 

first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of 

order against consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 

hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 

minority member of the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce. After general debate the bill shall be considered 

for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the 

amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 

Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in 

the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for 

the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an 

amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 

text of Rules Committee Print 113–53. That amendment in 

the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All 

points of order against that amendment in the nature of a 

substitute are waived. No amendment to that amendment in 

the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such amendment may be of-
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fered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered 

only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the 

report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 

opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not 

be subject to a demand for division of the question in the 

House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order 

against such amendments are waived. At the conclusion of 

consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 

rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments 

as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the 

Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in 

the nature of a substitute made in order as original text. The 

previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 

and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 

motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

Attest: 

Clerk.